“Ten years younger”

My favorite part of most blogs are the photos. They always add color, interest and aesthetic value to each post I read. Under normal circumstances, I add lots of them to my “Five Spoke Wheel” blog. You know “A picture is worth a thousand words” and all that. In this case… there will only be one. I hope you enjoy it. I took it on our recent trip to Naples Beach…

I am writing this entry on my Toshiba laptop, seated in our Roadtrek, parked in our daughter Alicia’s front yard. We have come for a brief visit and to pick up Amanda, one of our other daughters. Amanda will ride back to O.O.C. with us for the week long visit. Her man Dave will be in Wisconsin, attending another professional school… We are loking forward to spoiling her.

Not just a “Happy Marriage” a “Synergistic Marriage”…

I am writing this to explain a thought that occured to me, while I sat in my new Cardiologist’s office waiting to find out if my heart is a healthy one. According to doctor Richardson – it is. The doctor said “Your physioligical age is ten years younger than your chronological age.”

I was thinking about how many times I have said to friends and accquaintenaces that Lucy and I are very “compatible“. Turns out, that is a gross understatement…

com·pat·i·ble

1.capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.

2.able to exist together with something else: Prejudice is not compatible with true religion.

3.consistent; congruous (often followed by with ): His claims are not compatible with the facts.

I can totally agree with the first line and accept it is true of our relationship. Trouble is, that does not begin to describe the fullness of our union. In every case and in every situation, we each make each other better than we would be alone.

We enjoy a Synergistic marriage…

syn·er·gyn.pl.syn·er·gies

1. The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.

I am going to eventually change the tag line of my BLOG. I want the world to know that in some cases – ours as case in point – it is possible to live a totally purpose filled marriage, which results in the level of joy felt by each individual member of the union, being exponentialy greater than the sum of its parts…

Please, if you are fortunate enough to be happily married, strive to move to even higher level and achieve “Simultaneous Synergism”…

It is all “Smoke and Mirrors” Thing is… I have to get busy and update it. Our second/garden/spa bathroom, is fully functional. Your mother asked me “How come we have had that new toilet sitting in the carport for three years and it only took you an hour to have it installed and working?” I had no answer that wouldn’t get me in deeper trouble. ;O) Big love to you.

LOL. I can picture mom perfectly saying that to you. how fuuunny, cmu.

Sister JaneApr 14, 2013 @ 11:32:27

David, the picture of you and Lucy at the top of your blog says it all. You both look peaceful, happy and beautiful. I am so happy for you guys and glad that you enjoy life every single day as you do. I love you dearly.

Even the most sophisticated, impossible to crack, fire-proof, bomb-proof, safe may be opened easily, if the right ‘combination” is used… I think the same is true of a purpose filled, fueled by love and respect, marriage. We tried a lot of “numbers” until we found exactly the right ones. “Joy” is a circumstance that we feel, often the result a single event. “Happiness” is a condition we strive to live in all the time. If the right “combination” of events occur and are added to each day, “The safe is opened”. We find ourselves in a constant state of euphoria. Sometimes my cheeks get sore because I spend so much of my time smiling. I wish the same for you… Lucy and I have found and memorized, the right “Combination”. ;O)

PS: I will be even happier, if I get busy and add some more entry’s to our Fivespokewheel.com

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